[Jekyll]

Yesterday I've sent a mail to GASCHer's to ask when the new "Schlumpf Katalog" will be release, and this is their answer:

"Dear Smurf friend,
thank you for your interest in our Smurf Collector’s Service!

We still have to wait fort the “ok” of the smurf licensor PEYO – we are planning to issue the new catalog in december ....

Best smurfy regards from munich
Frank Oswald
GASCHer's"

I've seen their website and this year they have released the new Collector's Guide for Schleich Animals and they are going to issue the firstCatalog for Schleich Figure in the next months.

I hope for the issue in the end of this year.

Jekyll

[Smurfysmurf]

I wonder if smurfs are included in the Schleich figuren catalog

Thank you for the update, Jekyll

[SmurfingH]

That would be great if it's out by December. I know what I want Santa to bring me.

[SMURFSTEROCKS]

Glad they're coming out with another one, I had spilled coffee on mine.

[Pitufo]

The KAtalogue IV is a bit old at this moment, and as we know it contains many mistakes (of course I am not saying I would make a btter one). Let´s hope it will have new references: argentina, brasil, a better catalogue of cnts...And perhpas with bad situation of the econonmy around the worls, the prices are more "realistic" (some of them are too high comparing to the real market and some other are just "imposible to find"

Anyway...GOOD LUCK to Frank!!!!!!!!!!!

PS: gossips we all know some of the collectors who help Frank lat katlogue...Who will be the collectors tht will offer his/her knowledgement????

[Simon X]

In this board the user "Dabsy" says that Gaschers is going to publish the new catalogue in the end of 2011...

http://www.eierkreis.de/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=2174

I have no idea how reliable this source is, but I thought I should post it. Dabsy says the catalogue is more or less ready, but will be published so late because of the film being shown in the cinemas in 2011 and because of many new smurfs that will be produced until then (including new smurfs in the Kinder Ferrero Suprise Eggs)...

[Jekyll]

In the mail that F. Oswald has sent to me, He has said "we are planning to issue the new catalog in december .... ", but hasn't said December 2009 or December 2011.. I hope that wiill be the next December

[André]

If the movie starts in december 2010 in US and february 2011 in Europe, it would be great opportunity to promote the smurf PVC´s and other smurf items around the world, if the catalogue is released december 2010. So I am hoping for that date, if not sooner off course.

/André

[paolo]

Already new kinder eggs with smurfs? really?

[Tommo]

Do we ever think that there will be a new DSK or do we think that, due to copyright issues, that I.M.P.S will not allow another one to be produced?

[André]

I hope we will get a new catalogue.

But in the answer they say that they need the OK from the smurf licensor PEYO. In the last catalogue there were a lot of mistakes like the Kwak accessories. Those accessories have nothing to do with Peyo and maybe they don´t like smurfcatalogue-makers to add items which has nothing to do with smurfs???? Or variations not approved by Peyo??? On the other hand they also listed fakes in the DSK IV so I have no idea.

Most collectors like myself would love a new catalogue though. I don´t mind a few errors.

[Tommo]

Did the previous catalogues have the KWAK items and the fakes?

With the variations, if Schleich don't have a list of what ones they did how can they say what is approved or not?

[André]

In the SCCI-letters it says that Peyo approved which colours to be used on for example Sassette and that is why they changed her hair.

But I don´t know if Schleich and Peyo have an archive with all their items made or approved??

The best thing would be if they made the catalogues themselves. It could be a problem when sellers makes catalogues. More rare items is good to have in catalogues and then the prices gets higher.

I think the kwak-items sold as smurfprototypes with a value of 250 euro are a lot more profitable, compare to sell them together with a Alfred Kwak-figurine??

[Tommo]

I can see why that would be a problem in regards to the Kwak items sold a prototypes. This is the reason, after reading some threads on it here, etc... why I have never bought the Trecker smurf with either the green or white knapsack. This applies as well to the Ice Hockey smurf with the multiple coloured sticks.

[André]

there is one thing I have thought about. Did Peyo also always had to approve of all promos made? It seems like that if we check the IMPS-catalogue. In the promobrochure from schleich I have regarding making promos it seemed pretty easy for companies getting these and that they just had to contact Schleich. But maybe Schleich always had to ask Peyo for a OK for each company?? I assume that, otherwise Peyo could be connected to the weaponindustry, political promotions etc.??

[Smurfysmurf]

I can't remember who said it but somebody stated on here that the promo smurfs don't belong to Schleich but to the company who is promoted. They in turn had to get the license from Peyo to make them official. I think this was said when BASF released Dr. Dinch and Hexalotte..that mold belongs to BASF..but it was Schleich who produced them (hence why their markings are on them)

Schleich is simply the company who makes them in some cases but not all (as we see with McDonalds, Albert Heijn and so on who don't use Schleich) but it's IMPS/Peyo/Lafig who owns the copyright and has to approve any official promos. At least that's how I understand it?

This would explain why Schleich never kept a record of any of the promotional smurfs.

I still believe that a lot of promos are not official (meaning they are not licensed by Peyo)..but are semi-official in that the company they promote used an existing smurf and put their name on it (or attached something to them)

The last I heard about the catalog is that Frank was ready to release it but was working on getting the license from IMPS..that was a few years ago so I guess he was never able to obtain it.

[Pitufo]

I think we won´t have a new DSK anymore...

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